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Hi all,
Long time lurker and now finally a Rivian R1T owner and thought I’d share a bit about my order / delivery process here for others. I’ll start with the deets:
My spec is an Adventure package with LA silver metallic, black interior and only additional option is powered tonneau as the gear tunnel is back ordered so I removed that after talking to guide during our call. I asked the guide what else is back ordered and he mentioned the kitchen is too.
I traded in a BMX X3 which I initially assumed I’d have to offload to Vroom or Carvana but, surprisingly, Rivian gave me the best price for my car by about $1,500. So if you are having to replace a vehicle then definitely hold until you can get a quote from Rivian.
The delivery was very easy. I drove from Austin to Houston which was ~165 miles door-to-door. Upon arrival I met my delivery person, who was very nice, and proceeded to fill in some paperwork. The documents were notarized there and then. I then received an overview of the truck with all it’s features and was ready to go. The whole process can’t have been more than 20 minutes or so.
The delivery center had charged the truck to 85% which meant I had around 262 miles (if memory serves). I had hoped they would have charged to 100% for a longer trip as, technically, the range should be fine but it was 102F and knew I’d have to blast the AC on he way home. I ended up putting it into “conserve” mode on the way home although still did around 75mph on the majority of the freeways. I arrived in Austin with over 100 miles to spare so I shouldn’t have been as concerned. I’ll call out that I’ve had a couple of EVs in the past, a Fiat 500E (89m range!) and a Taycan Turbo S and the range estimates have definitely varied on those cars hence I wasn’t sure what I’d average.
Anyway, I charged the car overnight and all is well so far. I’m excited to take it for a spin today as I’ve only seen a couple of Launch Edition green Rivians roaming around so hopefully my silver one will intrigue others on the road!
Finally, here’s a quick pic having arrived in Austin after it’s inaugural drive.
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Thanks,
Garry
Long time lurker and now finally a Rivian R1T owner and thought I’d share a bit about my order / delivery process here for others. I’ll start with the deets:
- I put my deposit down August 2020
- Guide call happened on 10th June 2022
- Pickup (delivery) happened on 18th June 2022
- Delivery center was Houston (apparently the Austin location should be done in July)
My spec is an Adventure package with LA silver metallic, black interior and only additional option is powered tonneau as the gear tunnel is back ordered so I removed that after talking to guide during our call. I asked the guide what else is back ordered and he mentioned the kitchen is too.
I traded in a BMX X3 which I initially assumed I’d have to offload to Vroom or Carvana but, surprisingly, Rivian gave me the best price for my car by about $1,500. So if you are having to replace a vehicle then definitely hold until you can get a quote from Rivian.
The delivery was very easy. I drove from Austin to Houston which was ~165 miles door-to-door. Upon arrival I met my delivery person, who was very nice, and proceeded to fill in some paperwork. The documents were notarized there and then. I then received an overview of the truck with all it’s features and was ready to go. The whole process can’t have been more than 20 minutes or so.
The delivery center had charged the truck to 85% which meant I had around 262 miles (if memory serves). I had hoped they would have charged to 100% for a longer trip as, technically, the range should be fine but it was 102F and knew I’d have to blast the AC on he way home. I ended up putting it into “conserve” mode on the way home although still did around 75mph on the majority of the freeways. I arrived in Austin with over 100 miles to spare so I shouldn’t have been as concerned. I’ll call out that I’ve had a couple of EVs in the past, a Fiat 500E (89m range!) and a Taycan Turbo S and the range estimates have definitely varied on those cars hence I wasn’t sure what I’d average.
Anyway, I charged the car overnight and all is well so far. I’m excited to take it for a spin today as I’ve only seen a couple of Launch Edition green Rivians roaming around so hopefully my silver one will intrigue others on the road!
Finally, here’s a quick pic having arrived in Austin after it’s inaugural drive.
Thanks,
Garry
